Staff Scientist, Product Development

Scale Biosciences, Inc. (“ScaleBio”) is an early-stage life sciences technology and tools company developing advanced single-cell solutions based upon the Company's highly parallelized way to barcode cells which allows for exponential scalability. Our mission is to democratize scalable, easy-to-adopt, extensible, cost-effective single-cell applications across a broad range of systems and sample types within the Life Sciences community.

At ScaleBio we have a shared mission built upon a demonstrated technology with long term investment commitments. We are seeking team members that have a passion for developing technologies that benefit the broader researcher community in the discovery of human biology. Such individuals should also have a strong interest in single-cell sequencing as a disruptive and enabling technology.

ScaleBio’s Research and Development team is searching for a talented Staff Scientist to support new product development. Reporting to the Director of Research and Development, this is a hands-on role where you will develop assay products in support of multiple applications across multiple fields of study. In this role, the successful candidate will work in cross-functional teams with members from Research and Development, Operations, Manufacturing, establishing Design Control, leading system integration activities, running validation activities and the eventual launch of the product to research markets.  Our ideal candidate has deep expertise in the development of robust products in the life science tools space and a keen desire to work in innovative, cross-functional teams at the forefront of single-cell genomics. 

• Be a strong individual contributor in multi-disciplinary teams while being highly adaptable to changing project scopes and responsibilities.
• Guide technical research and design, execute, analyze, and interpret experiments.
• Follow PDP methodology and process centered on market and end user feedback to ensure a best-in-class customer driven product development competency.
• Conceive and implement QC methods for reagents and consumables for analytical, orthogonal and functional testing.
• Communicate results with colleagues and R&D management.
• Be responsible for planning, tracking, and driving timely execution of product development activities.
• Collaborate with project management to organize timelines and deliverables within cross-functional teams and company-wide.
• Hire and mentor scientific team members to form a strong and cohesive unit.
• Proactively identify potential risks/issues and work with the team to develop mitigation strategies.
• Work with Operations in the scale up of materials and processes for production of all system components to commercial manufacturing volumes.
• Plan and coordinate the execution of appropriate design verification/validation testing.
• Play a strong supporting role in development and maintenance of Quality System elements, specifically for Design Control. 

• Advanced degree in molecular biology, biochemistry, biophysics, cell biology or closely related fields.
• 5+ years experience required for PhD'd Scientists, and 8+ years experience required for MS degree holders, with relevant experience from academia or industry.
• Experience and knowledge in leading multidisciplinary teams through lean product development processes.
• Experience using statistical tools such as JMP to analyze complex data sets, create DOE experiments, and troubleshoot and optimize robust new single cell genomics products.
• Experience with next generation sequencing, genomics and/or proteomics technologies.
• Relevant experience or knowledge of genomics assay development, preferably using single-cell sequencing methods and technologies.
• Solid understanding of timelines and budgeting necessary for product development.
• Experience with complete and successful launches of new products in the life science tools space.
• Excellent communication skills and track record of collaboration and teamwork.

Below is the salary range for this full-time position. The actual base pay will depend on several factors unique to each candidate, including one’s skills, qualifications, and experience.

Base Salary Range – $135,000 - $155,000 USD

ScaleBio provides competitive compensation, health and dental benefits, 401K retirement saving plan, state of the art laboratory facilities, and an exciting and innovative culture with the opportunity to enable a novel single cell technology. To learn more please visit our website www.scale.bio. ScaleBio is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Any and all communications regarding job openings will be communicated by a xxxx@scale.bio email address